<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-50. - Scope; purpose.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               This article is hereby declared to be remedial and shall be construed to secure the
               beneficial interests and purposes thereof (which are the public safety, health and
               general welfare) through provision of structural strength, stability, sanitation,
               adequate light and ventilation; and removing hazards to life and property resulting
               from substandard conditions incident to the construction, alteration, repair, removal,
               demolition, use and occupancy of dwellings, apartment houses, roominghouses, or buildings,
               structures or premises used as such.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The provisions of this article shall apply to all existing housing and to all housing
               hereafter constructed within the county's planning jurisdiction. Portable, mobile
               or demountable buildings or structures, including trailers, when used or intended
               for use for housing within the county shall be subject to the applicable provisions
               of this article. This article establishes the minimum requirements for the initial
               and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation and does not replace
               or modify requirements otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration
               or use of buildings, equipment or facilities, except as noted in this article.
               
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               (Ord. No. 37, Â§ 1-102, 5-16-1994)
               
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